U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Deauija Roland, from Columbus, Ohio, assigned to Deck Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), signals to the anchor windlass operator to begin paying out the ship’s anchor chain during an anchor drop evolution in the ship’s forecastle, June 30, 2026. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Dean M. Cates)
| Date Taken: | 01.16.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2026 21:08 |
| Photo ID: | 9811028 |
| VIRIN: | 220116-N-RG587-1082 |
| Resolution: | 4000x6000 |
| Size: | 1.63 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | COLUMBUS, OHIO, US |
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